Its more scary than that because it is regional. We have the ability to buy
Verizon loops on the mid-atlantic, but not SBC as possible in the
South-west. So if Verizon and MCI merge it merges the two local option from
an ISP. So the point I'm making is the SBC even consider a player on the
east coast when identifying wether there is a single monopoly. and vice
versa on the other coast.
So it should clearly be illegal to for a LEC to buy a MCI. But somebody has
to buy them or the installed client base losses out when the network shuts
down. Who else is possible to buy MCI? So it a situation where you know
its evil, but evil is the only viable option on the table, so its allowed to
go through. Its waivering what evil is less.
Its no different than the Microsoft Netscape law suit. Its not the
conmpanies that are above the law, its mass society that is above the law,
and their becomes a thin line between what is mass soicety and what is the
company. Indirectly the company becomes above the law. Its not an option to
bankrupt a Microsoft when they run 90% of the nations IT infrastructure. Law
no longer has priority in the decission.
It makes me sick thinking about it. But what can you do?
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jory Privett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Ruling
One thing that everyone here seems to be missing is that this will
effect you. As SBC and AT&T merge and Sprint and Nextel and Verizon and
MCI
this create 3 companies that will control a vast majority of the services
offered. And they won't have to share. This will give the three control
of
the majority of the internet feeds in the US today, both residential and
commercial as well as all cell communications. Where do you get you
internet
feed from? Personally I have two, one is controlled by Sprint and the
other
by MCI (soon to be Verizon). Regardless who bills you, somewhere in the
stream one of these players has say in your business. Can you compete
with
the telcos offering DSL at $30? Right now you can sure try, but what if
your upstream T-1 cost $3000 a month. Could you compete then? If Cable
and
DSL are classified as Information Services and unregulated then T-1
access
will soon follow. I agree that owning the last mile is a good thing but
it
will make no difference if you have no access to the first mile. The BBS
operator thought they would always have a market at one time. They soon
came to realize that if they were not connected to the rest of the world
then they could not survive and many didn't.
Look at what's happening today. We already have instances of the cable
companies blocking VoIP traffic from other providers. If this is
unregulated
then the VoIP market might just disappear. What happens if the Bells
decide
that they want to block any web or e-mail requests that they want and your
name isn't on the good list. How many customers will you have if they can
only send messages to half the internet?
These are just things to think about as the Internet becomes controlled
by the monopolies. How will your company stay alive in the changing would
of tomorrow??
Jory Privett
WCCS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] FCC Ruling
I don't think the FCC has much choice in the matter. The Supreme Court
has
ruled that they can't force the unbundled elements issue.
Marlon
(509) 982-2181 Equipment sales
(408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services
42846865 (icq) And I run my own wisp!
64.146.146.12 (net meeting)
www.odessaoffice.com/wireless
www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jory Privett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 12:18 PM
Subject: [WISPA] FCC Ruling
I know this is not exactly WISP business but since many of us are
multipurpose ISPs on this list I thought this would be of importance.
Beside, if the Bells get their way here who's to say that they won't go
after the airwaves so that their cell divisions have the only access.
Please check out this link and make a comment to the FCC on what think.
http://www.ii4a.org/fcc.htm
Also this group has created some formal letters and made them available
for
anyone to use. They can be found at http://www.ii4a.org/letters/ Please
pick one, modify it with your name and letterhead and send it to anyone
that
might have an interest. This could be the FCC, your congressman, your
state
representative, or even the local media in your area.
Please forward this to your customers. The more people we can get active
in
this fight the better chance we have in making our voice heard.
Jory Privett
WCCS
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